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Some 2,775 people live in this town, in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Is Maillane a good place to live?

Maillane’s best grade is for jobs & income (B+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B− for walkability. Homes sell for a median €3,686/m².

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Maillane has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Maillane grades

Each subject compares Maillane with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Maillane has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Maillane stand out

The one thing Maillane does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Maison de Frédéric Mistral, actuellement Musée municipal Frédéric Mistral
Maison de Frédéric Mistral, actuellement Musée municipal Frédéric Mistral · Classé · Photo: Renaud Camus · CC BY 2.0
Maillane’s story

Maillane in pictures

Maillane has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Frédéric Mistral, born in 1830, is the one person born in Maillane before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1930First protected: Maison de Frédéric Mistral, actuellement Musée municipal Fr…
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Landmarks

Maillane has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Maison de Frédéric Mistral, actuellement Musée municipal Frédéric Mistral: Photo: Renaud Camus · CC BY 2.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maillane.

HousingCost of living C−

Renting in Maillane costs an estimated advertised €11.99/m² a month, against €15.81/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€3,686/m²median sale price

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Among the homes sold, 81% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 59 homes were sold in Maillane. That is the middle of 59 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,824/m² for the median of compared towns in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Maillane€3,686/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,834/m²48
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.86 to €14.57/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Maillane keeps more of its old housing than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Maillane is Maison de Frédéric Mistral, actuellement Musée municipal Frédéric Mistral.

1930
first monument protected
15%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HealthHealth C+

More deaths than expected: Maillane is above 59% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for

−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Life expectancy in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 285 deaths in Maillane from 2016 to 2025; there were 335, 17% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, near both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Maillane is Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut, 6.2 mi away.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw117
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Maillane · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Unemployment in Maillane, 6.7%, runs below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 6.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,790 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Maillane, 0.5 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Maillane, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns

44.1median age

Graduates make up 37% of adults. Maillane has a median age of 44.1. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.

MaillaneBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maillane
MaillaneBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma13%18%19%
CAP or BEP24%22%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education37%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Maillane has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Among the graded crimes in Maillane, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.2 violent offenses and 13.3 graded property crimes a year. In all, 42 offenses reached the police record here in 2025.

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage19
Family violence14
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Drug use12
Theft without violence11

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
42
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (29.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maillane

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Nearby attractions

Musée Frédéric-Mistral and 8 more in and around Maillane

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Maillane. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Famous people from Maillane

One notable person was born in Maillane.

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Photo credits

Frédéric Mistral: Tucker Collection, Public domain

About Maillane

Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maillane is a commune of 2,775 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
2,775 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code
13052

Maillane’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Bouches-du-Rhône →
GravesonEyraguesSaint-Rémy-de-ProvenceChâteaurenardRognonasBarbentaneGravesonEyraguesSaint-Rémy-de-ProvenceChâteaurenardRognonasBarbentaneMaillane
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Maillane2,775——C−—C+
Graveson4,6981.5B−C−BB+
Eyragues4,2983.1B+C−BB
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence9,5993.8DDDC+
Châteaurenard16,5454.8C+C−CB
Rognonas4,2614.8B+DB+A−
Barbentane4,2665B+DB+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Maillane

Is Maillane safe?

Maillane has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.

Is Maillane expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maillane grades C− for cost of living.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.